For Charlotte native Nafees Lyon, growing up a standout high school athlete and playing with his hometown Carolina Panthers on the popular football video game Madden NFL, Charlotte was a natural choice to continue his football and academic career. Now, he wants to lead his team to their first bowl game appearance.
Lyon channeled his love for Madden, the Panthers and football into a successful high school athletic career at Mallard Creek High School. During his career at Mallard Creek, Lyon helped guide the Mavericks to consecutive 4AA State Championship victories and was named Top Defensive Back at Charlotte’s TVO Top 100 in 2014.